Black Men United

Black Men United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo soul and soul music artists. Their only song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the film Jason's Lyric , and on the film's soundtrack. ^[1]

Artists involved

Many artists contributed to this effort. They include: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Aaron Hall After 7 Al B. Sure! Alejandre F. Johnson Boyz II Men Brian McKnight Christopher Williams D.R.S. D'Angelo (songwriter) Damion Hall El DeBarge Gerald LeVert H-Town Intro Joe Keith Sweat Lenny Kravitz (guitar) Lil' Joe (from The Rude Boys) Portrait R. Kelly Silk Stokley (lead singer of Mint Condition) Tevin Campbell Tony! Toni! Toné! (Raphael Saadiq and Dwayne Wiggins) Usher

Charts

Year	Song	Chart	Peak position
1994	"U Will Know"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	5
		Billboard Hot 100 [5]	28

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jason's Lyric - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
2. Janice aka Miss Mad News (July 27, 2012). "R&B CLASSIC OF THE DAY: BLACK MEN UNITED – U WILL KNOW (1994)". Mad News UK.
3. "[RANDOM RETRO] Black Men United ~ U Will Know". EBONY. August 3, 2016.
4. "Black Men United (Ft. Aaron Hall, Brian McKnight, Christopher Williams, d'Angelo, el DeBarge, Gerald Levert, Joe, Joe Little III, Keith Sweat, Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds, Raphael Saadiq, R. Kelly, Stokley & Tevin Campbell) – U Will Know". Genius. July 23, 1994.
5. "B.M.U. (Black Men United) Chart History | Billboard". Billboard . Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.